CHANGING THE 9 VOLT....

[tutumiley]

How often should you change the battery in your bass b-4 it starts losing it's oomph? If it goes dead all the way does the bass still work or R U screwed?

 

[bassfunk329]

The bass specs usually say how many hours you have before the battery goes. But if it were to die than change it. It would be one terrible flaw if basses just died cause the battery dies.

 

[Medford Bassman]

In my MIA Jazz I have an Audere that flashes to let me know the batt is too weak. Nice feature

My MIA P bass is an 18v system. Goes about 6-8 months before it needs a changing.

 

[DERECOLA]

daylight savings time is what I do.

 

[Ian Perge]

How often should you change the battery in your bass b-4 it starts losing it's oomph? If it goes dead all the way does the bass still work or R U screwed?

It depends on your bass - some active preamp have a passive bypass that you can use if something goes wrong or your battery dies out (...or you just want that classic passive sound), if not you'll generally hear distortion (and not the good kind) enter your signal as the battery drops from 9 volts.

...but in my experience as someone that's played active basses almost 00% of the tiem since 1989, I've never had a battery die on my mid-gig or practice. Modern active preamps use so little current I typically install fresh 9 volts every 6-9 months... and they still have enough power to use in my Tuner for a few more months.

 

[ggunn]

The bass specs usually say how many hours you have before the battery goes. But if it were to die than change it. It would be one terrible flaw if basses just died cause the battery dies.

I think he's asking if the bass will still produce sound when the battery dies, not if the bass will be permanently damaged. The answer is: in most cases, no. Some basses are switchable between active and passive modes, so you can flip the switch to passive and keep playing, but most basses will go silent until you replace the battery/batteries.

 

[bassfunk329]

I think he's asking if the bass will still produce sound when the battery dies, not if the bass will be permanently damaged. The answer is: in most cases, no. Some basses are switchable between active and passive modes, so you can flip the switch to passive and keep playing, but most basses will go silent until you replace the battery/batteries.

Oh I know I was just answering the ''death" part that's all

 

[rockdoc11]

I change the battery in my main squeeze once a year, usually before a NYE gig.

I keep a little card in the battery compartment with a date as to when it was last changed.

In one of my active basses, when the battery was on its last legs the tone would change to a very distorted raspy tone. That was my cue that I had to change it RIGHT NOW!